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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: Appalling signage outside Church Worldwide
| Dreadful signs outside the Church Worldwide, at the new David's Road entrance at the bottom of Manor Mount. This is the old St John's church, which was lovely, and still should be.
Lots of people a... |
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06-08-2010, 10:24 PM |
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Thread: Burglary via the front door
Post: Burglary via the front door
| There was a burglary in David's Road the night before last, via the front door. The door was shut and locked on a normal lock, but with no additional deadlock. Apparently the burglars used some device... |
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08-08-2011, 07:03 PM |
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Thread: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
Post: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
| Seems to be a bad fire at the nursery in David's Road, or in Havelock Walk at the back of the nursery. Fire brigade attending. Lots of smoke in the road.
Anyone know more? |
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13-02-2013, 06:44 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: Granny spinners
| What do people find is the best strategy for dealing with cyclists who ride on the pavement? I normally just politely tell them they should be on the road. Generally I get no reply, and sometimes I ge... |
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30-05-2011, 10:15 AM |
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Thread: A Levels At Home
Post: RE: A Levels At Home
| "classified sales exec job"
Does this mean selling advertising space? If so, it's not secure at all, and the sort of job companies offer people without any risk to the company. If the person is goo... |
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hillsideresident |
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08-03-2012, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: A Levels At Home
Post: RE: A Levels At Home
| My understanding is we're talking about a low-level sales job, the sort of thing that has been around since for ever, and will still be around in two years' time and twenty years' time if you want it.... |
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hillsideresident |
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09-03-2012, 02:07 PM |
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Thread: A Message From The Queen
Post: RE: A Message From The Queen
| Excellent!
:laugh:
I found this on my travels:
'I’ve never understood the English. Take their tea for example. They heat a drink to make it hot, add ice to make it cold, add sugar to make it swe... |
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hillsideresident |
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16-04-2013, 11:50 AM |
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Thread: Attempted Mugging
Post: RE: Attempted Mugging (Honor Oak)
| That must have been very unpleasant for you. I hope you're OK.
How old would you say they were? Did you manage to get a description of them? |
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hillsideresident |
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24-02-2011, 09:17 PM |
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Thread: attempted robbery
Post: RE: attempted robbery
| Very sorry to read your post, Orange. If it's any consolation, I know of two burglaries in SE23 where the burglar was caught and went to prison, and the same will probably happen to your's sooner or l... |
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hillsideresident |
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30-12-2011, 08:05 PM |
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Thread: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest Hill train
Post: RE: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest ...
| Interesting story. Not only about how groups behave, but about our acceptance of authority.
You say that the "leaders" were "starting to emerge", but I wonder whether, with the station so close and... |
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22-12-2010, 01:22 PM |
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Thread: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest Hill train
Post: RE: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest ...
| Well, it doesn't sound like Jolly Chap was trying to persuade people to act as a group, but was just acting as an individual, so he probably doesn't count as a leader. Although if he left for the reas... |
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23-12-2010, 11:37 AM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: best views for The Shard laser show?
| Well, personally I would have said Cornwall... |
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hillsideresident |
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02-07-2012, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: Best views for The Shard laser show?
| [quote]Why all the negativity?[/quote]
Hubris. But if you like it, good for you.
I thought this was interesting: http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/link-between-skyscrapers-and-economic-crises-says-re... |
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04-07-2012, 06:57 PM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| Sounds like shzl400, jon14 and a friend were thrown off a bus today by an irate woman. Can't say I'm surprised. |
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20-05-2011, 10:31 PM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| Why would someone not object to being repeatedly prodded by someone's magazine? :confused: |
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18-05-2011, 11:29 PM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| Jon: "Bashing, hitting, molesting...talk about drama queens!"
Next time I'm on the P4 I'll stand just behind you, flicking your ear, then. Why would you mind?
It's just courtesy to think of othe... |
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hillsideresident |
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19-05-2011, 06:34 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| It is not only the garish and obtrusive new billboards, but the new, excessively wide concrete steps and the seven foot railings and security gates. All these are brutal, hideous, and unsuited to a be... |
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hillsideresident |
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18-09-2010, 12:04 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| The owner of the Recovery Centre at the old St John's Church (in David's Road, at the bottom of Manor Mount) has now put in a retrospective application for permission for [i]all[/i] his changes: huge ... |
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hillsideresident |
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04-10-2010, 06:37 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Many thanks to everyone who has said they will write in. It's much appreciated by those of us nearby (although of course you may be nearby as well). The application isn't on the council website yet, b... |
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hillsideresident |
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10-10-2010, 02:45 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| These are the links to the planning applications. There are actually two: one for the signage and one for the steps/handrails/railings.
Signage
http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/LEWIS-XSLPagesDC/aco... |
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hillsideresident |
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17-10-2010, 08:16 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| One of my neighbours has just spoken with Steve Isaacson and he has told her that Lewisham are going to refuse planning permission for both applications. It's not going to reach the planning committee... |
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18-10-2010, 12:03 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| I would have some sympathy with the church if they had not understood the planning requirements in the first place, or if they had been considerate towards their neighbours over the years.
On the f... |
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hillsideresident |
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22-01-2011, 01:24 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| The noise was caused by late-night services, with massive amplifiers, that went on long past midnight, sometimes until 1am. In the beginning they may not have known that 11pm was the cut-off point, bu... |
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hillsideresident |
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23-01-2011, 10:53 AM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Does anyone know what is happening with regard to this?
Michael's post (20/1/2011) said that "the planning committee voted to defer this enforcement for 6 months to allow the owners to work with th... |
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hillsideresident |
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03-03-2011, 08:05 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Good news. I talked to the Planning Dept today and am very reassured. They are indeed talking to the Church, but they are not going to agree to anything that breaches the rules. New plans should be pu... |
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hillsideresident |
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04-04-2011, 08:25 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Usamagpie: "Has anyone else noticed a planning permission notice outside the church suggesting the church is applying for planning permission to keep the concrete steps, balustrades, massive railings ... |
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hillsideresident |
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02-04-2011, 04:29 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
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02-04-2011, 05:18 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Has anything been decided or agreed with regard to the gates, railings etc at the David's Road entrance to the Church Worldwide (Devonshire Road)?
Was planning permission given in the end? |
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hillsideresident |
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02-05-2014, 06:07 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| http://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=_LEWIS_DCAPR_64368
"Appeal decision: Not Available"
What does this mean?
This application was ... |
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hillsideresident |
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11-06-2014, 02:44 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| "Job", surely, not "field"? |
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hillsideresident |
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06-10-2011, 03:08 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| The above link is just a typical cyclists' non sequitur. How can one put this? Let's just say that many of them are little bit sensitive to criticism. I wonder whether the real reason AMFM restarted t... |
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20-10-2011, 10:14 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I see I have confused IWAF with AMFM - my apologies. The former is the one who restarted this thread, the latter the one who posted the irrelevant link. I am sick of "responsible" cyclists claiming fo... |
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20-10-2011, 08:16 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| This is interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9PxKdspjJQ&feature=related
Interesting because it was filmed by a cyclist. And as you can see, he's got loads more. This is the kind of cyclist ... |
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hillsideresident |
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20-10-2011, 09:54 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Applespider: Idiot cyclists I despise. Proper cyclists who argue that we can't despise the idiots because they're a tiny minority/car drivers can be idiots/bad things happen/a near miss happened in Bo... |
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21-10-2011, 03:20 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| CD: I like the thinking behind joining "criminal" and "cyclist" - but perhaps "psycholist"?
AS: The dog thing came about because in the more remote parts of the US you can get Ridgebacks and other ... |
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22-10-2011, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I'm glad you like it, CD!! |
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22-10-2011, 06:15 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| "Cyclopath" is very good! |
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22-10-2011, 09:59 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| They look they're designed for going up and down the corridors of merchant bankers' offices. Like the wording of the link BTW (or do I mean lettering?). |
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11-11-2011, 04:41 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Or, to express myself in English, "I like the wording/lettering of the link to knbhds". Very apposite. |
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11-11-2011, 05:00 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I wonder how much support that “flash ride” on Wednesday cost the campaign? We’ll make you late getting home to your kids - now you have to support us!
I am disdainful of a campaign that demands, a... |
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25-02-2012, 09:12 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I would say yes to both.
On the second, however, I wouldn't do it periodically. I would do it when the driver gets so many points. I think they're the ones who need it. |
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02-03-2012, 06:01 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Very funny link by Michael. Not a spoof either - from a documentary, I reckon.
Had a look on The Times site to see if the supporters of their campaign had reached the magic "1% of all cyclists" fig... |
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02-04-2012, 09:38 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Sharing towpath scheme abandoned because of cyclists' aggression:
"Cyclists were charging down the towpath at speed and ringing their bells to scare walkers out of the way."
http://www.standard.co.u... |
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02-07-2012, 10:07 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Today, I took the bus up to town and back. How many cyclists on the pavement? Adults - not children, not teenagers. One side of the bus only, and reading half the time so I probably missed some.
Ca... |
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03-07-2012, 08:01 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]How I read it is that the “Two Tings” campaign was shelved and is being replaced with “Share the Space, Drop your Pace” campaign by British Waterways. [/quote]
You make it sound as if nothing ... |
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04-07-2012, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| What happened to all those previous confident assertions that the numbers of cyclists on the pavement was so low as to be negligible? |
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04-07-2012, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| "Cyclists were charging down the towpath at speed and ringing their bells to scare walkers out of the way. "
Well, Dick Vincent may call that a success, but I'm not sure many people would. Now they h... |
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04-07-2012, 10:08 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Is that it? Not one of you dared answer my question. You don't do yourselves any favours, do you?;) |
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05-07-2012, 06:20 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]all cyclists being tarred with the same brush [/quote]
Nope.
I'm saying that ten years ago I would go for a walk without noticing cyclists, since very few jumped red lights or rode along th... |
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06-07-2012, 07:11 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| This is the kind of cyclist I respect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvEXRE0rmCU
Not defensive. Just says it how it is. |
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